Mark 8:9
And they were about four thousand. And he dismissed them.
The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)
In The King James Version
And they that had eaten were about four thousand: and he sent them away.
In Context
8And they ate, and were filled; and they took up of the fragments that were left seven baskets.
10And straightway entering into the ship with his disciples, he came into the region of Dalmanutha.
Cross References
Luke 18:31And taking with him the twelve, he said to them: Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and all the things written by the prophets for the Son of man shall be accomplished.
Matthew Henry on Mark 8:2-10
Christ Feeds the Four Thousand. 1 In those days the multitude being very great, and having nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples unto him, and saith unto them, 2 I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now been with me three days, and have nothing to eat: 3 And if I send them away fasting to their own houses, they will faint by the way: for divers of them came from far. 4 And his disciples answered him, From whence can a man satisfy these men with bread here in the wilderness? 5 And he asked… Read the whole commentary →